Smartphone ZTE nubia Z18s top new

Nubia is a standalone brand created by ZTE for luxury smartphones. In 2008, the Chinese firm ZTE becomes famous for producing cheap gadgets for mobile operators. And in 2018, the brand's top novelty is announced - the ZTE nubia Z18s smartphone.

Looking for revolutionary solutions

In 2017, by reducing its stake in Nubia to 49.9%, ZTE has secured its own self-sufficiency. The first device went on sale in 2013. The exterior was designed by Stefano Giovannoni. The gadgets of this brand are highly technical, distinguished by a stylish, bright appearance.

Smartphones from Nubia belong to the elite Hi-End class, despite this, their price is quite affordable. Recently, smartphone manufacturers, trying to stand out from the crowd, offer the buyer new items with advanced technologies and unusual design finds: a pop-up camera, a smartphone slider. A completely bezel-less display also becomes familiar.

Another new design is the second display. The first phones with two screens were already in the 90s of the last century - clamshell phones. For a long time, manufacturers did not think about an additional display on a smartphone, their thoughts were concentrated on the technical "stuffing". In 2017, several companies are starting to release gadgets with an additional screen at once.

Such a novelty was appreciated as original, although the functionality left much to be desired. Recently emerging smartphones tend to change the usual functionality. For example, abandon the front camera and concentrate technical thought on improving the quality of the main one.

Need for a second display

Perhaps the Nubia Z18s will initiate such a change. Unlike its predecessors, the second display of the smartphone has a diagonal of 5.1 ″. This screen looks very revolutionary. It solves the problem of front camera placement, which has no room on a bezel-less panel.

The main display takes up 90% of the surface, so there is no room for the front camera. The screen with a high resolution of 2280 × 1080 pixels and a diagonal of 6.26 ″ is made using the latest OGS technology. High quality and brightness of the display is ensured by aligning the sensor with the screen and removing the air gap between them. The display has advantages over its predecessors:

• excellent color rendering by reducing the scattering effect;
• viewing angle up to 180 degrees with the backlight on;
• high energy efficiency due to reduced need for brighter backlighting;
• dustproof.

The disadvantages of this technology include the high cost of such a display.

On the back there is a second display that can act as a front camera when taking selfies, as well as duplicate the main one. AMOLED color display with 5.1 ″ digital display and a resolution of 1520x720 pixels, i.e. Is a full-fledged screen with vibrant colors.

Two scanners and more

For snapshots and videos, there is a dual camera 24MP and 16MP, located on the back. Another novelty in the design of the smartphone is two fingerprint scanners located on both sides.

Advanced iron filling

The dual screen smartphone is equipped with top-end specifications. The gadget has a powerful processor of the latest generation Snapdragon 845. Its presentation took place at the end of 2017, and the first smartphones received the latest accelerator in February 2018. The processor is powered by eight Kryo 385 cores: four high-performance 2.8 GHz and four energy-efficient 1.8 GHz.

Responsible for the graphic image is the Adreno 630 video adapter, which especially shows its performance in games. Keeping the energy consumption of the previous version, the graphics are 30% better. The Spectra 280 chip is responsible for image processing, which makes it possible to shoot in 4K and HDR at 60 frames per second, as well as in HD and HDR at 420 frames per second (slow motion).

Reliable OS.

The size of the RAM is 6GB or 8GB, depending on the version, the internal memory is 64 or 128 GB, respectively. There is no microSD slot. The smartphone runs on Android 8.1 Oreo, the latest eighth version of Android. The operating system allows for faster and more reliable operation, further saving battery power. New features include:

• the composition and functions of notifications have been expanded;
• The latest version of the Xperia screen app is included.
• automatic inclusion of links with linked applications. For example, a phone number encountered in an email is associated with a dialing window, etc .;
• "picture in picture" mode - to view the necessary information or video in a reduced window, above the rest.

What else is included

What else can attract the Chinese novelty? The kit with the smartphone includes a wireless charger, an OTG adapter that allows you to connect peripheral devices to your smartphone: a USB flash drive, keyboard, card reader, DSLR camera, and a USB-to-Ethernet adapter. The device has a capacious 3800 mAh battery. Working hours in normal mode 2-3 days.

At the beginning of October 2018, there was no official presentation of the ZTE nubia Z18s smartphone yet. Such a device will be of interest to those who love revolutionary novelties that are attracted to a smartphone. Considering that the previous version of nubia Z18 costs about $ 500, the price of the new flagship will be no less.